Metallic railroad cross-tie.



F. S. HUNTER.

METALLIC RAILROAD GROSS TIE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 30, 1913 1,094,719. Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

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UNITED STATES PATEN FFTQ.

FREEMAN S. HUNTER, OF BEDFORD, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO OLIVER P. HUNTER, OF BEDFORD, INDIANA.

METALLIC RAILROAD CROSS-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. as, rem.

Application filed September 30, 1913. Serial No. 792,677.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREEMAN S. HUNTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bedford, in the county of Lawrence and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Metallic Railroad Cross-Tie, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in metallic ties and rail fasteners, one object of the present invent-ion, being the provision of a tie, composed of two counterpart members, each of which is provided with interlocking means for maintaining the tie members together and for properly holding the two rails spaced against spreading or inward movement, the present tie being readily positioned in place and the rails secured thereto without the use of spikes or the like.

A further object of the present invention is the provision of a metallic tie, composed of two similar members, the portions of which beyond the rails are of greater width than the intermediate portions, which are disposed to lie in parallel and in slightly different plane, the extreme ends being con structed to engage the inner base flange of the rails and thus hold the rails properly seated and against inward displacement, there being novel means provided for locking the respective members together against transverse and longitudinal displacement when the members are assembled.

\Vith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawingsFigure 1 is a View in elevation showing the present tie and rail fastener in use, the two rails being shown in cross section. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the tie fastener shown in F ig. 1. Fig 3 is a top plan view of one of the members of the tie. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a member of the tie slightly modified to accommodate a switch rail. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail sectional view taken on line 55 of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail top plan view of the present tie and rail fastener when used in connection with a switch. Fig. 7 is an enlarged plan view of a modified form of tie and rail fastener. Fig. 8 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 88 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, and particularly to the structure shown in Figs. 1-6, the two members 1 and 2 are constructed similarly, being provided with the enlarged portion 3 adapted to be disposed exteriorly of the rails R, the recessed or notched portion at being provided as clearly shown. Each member is provided with the reduced portion 5 which is disposed as a continuation of one side of the portion 3 thereof, and approximately one-half the width of the complete tie, so that when the members are assembled, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the members 5 will be disposed in parallel in plan, and will be crossed as illustrated in Fig. 1. Each member 1 and 2 has a projecting portion at the base of the reduced portion 5, which portion 6 is provided with the truncated pyramidal aperture 7, as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 8. That portion 8 which serves as a rail seat is provided with a depression 9 to receive a suitable rail cushion, the rail being clamped in place by means of the rail base engaging plate 10 which is bolted or otherwise secured to the portion 3 of each member. As shown at the right in Figs. 1, 2 and 1, integral lugs 10 may be employed in lieu of the detachable plate 10. In the depression 9 is adapted to be inserted a block of wood or other resilient material, which cushions to a great extent the base of the rail. The extreme end of the member 5, as at 11 is rabbeted to fit upon the recessed portion 6 of the opposite member and to engage the inner flange of the base of the rail, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2, so as to properly hold the rail seated against the respective members 10 or 10. The free end of each member 5 has a wedge-shaped or dovetailed lug 12 to enter the opening 7, and in order to hold the members interlocked, a steel locking key 1 1 is inserted between the members 5 and into the aperture 7 the steel locking key as clearly shown in Fig. 5, being provided with the outwardly tensioned spring fingers 13, which engage the tapered walls of the aperture 7, and thus lock the two members 1 and 2 assembled.

In order to detach the locking key 14 from the aperture 7. a clamping device as shown carried by the tree terminal of each member at C in Fig. 5, is disposed to embrace the for introduction within the aperture, and a same and clamp the resilient tinge s 13 towedging means for wedging the locking lug 60 ward the body of the ke 1 t whereupon the in its respective aperture to hold the free 5 key may be withdrawn from the aperture end. of each long terminal downwardly and 7. The lower ends of the locking fingers upon the cooperating base receiving portion 13 are rounded, so that the same will be of the opposite member. properly guided into the aperture '4' to nor- 2. A rail tie and fastener, composed of mally expand after the same is seated in two members, each of which has a relatively the oosition, as clearly shown in Figs. 1, 2 wide rail base receiving portion and a long an... means of the notches 4;, a crow terminal, the terminals of both members hebar may be used to adjust the tie relatively ing disposed in parallel relation to each to the road bed and ballast. other with their tree ends resting upon the 70 in i g. (3 is shown he relative position inner base flange of the two rails, an outer 15 ot a eh rail when used in connecbase flange receiving means carried by the tion v. 'esi it tie, the portions 5 rail base receiving portion of each member,

being on as 511C711 in Fig. t to permit cooperative means carried by the free end the switch rail to thereon. of each long terminal and the adjacent por- 75 in order to provide a safety means to hold tion of the rail base receiving portion of the the twin members of the tie against outward. other member to hold the members in rail displacemca t the interlocking hooks 15-l5 base engagement, and a hook carried by the are formed from the reduced portions 5 of inner face of each long terminal whereby each member 1 and and interlock as when the members are in rail base engage 530 clearly shown in i i l and These hooks ment the two books interlock to hold the however, may be dispensed with but they members against longitudinal displacement. provide an en'ra means for holding the 3. A. rail tie and -tastener, composed of members properly assembled and as before two members, each of which has a relatively stated against outward displacement. llt wide rail base receiving portion and a long also rcmlers easy assemblage of the compoterminal, the terminals of both members he- 20 nent parts of? the tie before the insertion of ing disposed in parallel relation to each the locking hey in place. other ith their tree ends resting upon the in the term of tie shown in Fig, 7, the inner base flange of the two rails, an outer members 1 and 2 are constructed similarly, base flange receiving means carried by the each being provided with two spaced rerail base receiving portion of each member, duced terminals 5" and 5, respectively, each rail base receiving portion adjacent the which interlock, as clearly shown, the inner point of overlap with the free end of the free ends thereof coacting as in the other long terminal of the other member being structures an. forming with the rail. tastenprovided with an aperture, a locking lug in plate 1. i means for holding the rail carried by the tree terminal of each 4.0 properly seated upon the tie. By this member for introduction within the apermeans, the relative width at the tie is greatly ture, a wedging means for wedging the increased, as the tie is pratically double the locking lug in its respective aperture to width or that shownin Jig. hold the free end of each long terminal tlhat is claimed is: downwardly and upon the coiiperating 45 1. fit rail tie and fastener, composed of base receiving portion of the opposite two members, each of which has a relatively member, and a hook carried by the inner wide rail base receiving portion and a long face of each long terminal whereby when ""aninal, tire terminals of both members bethe members are in rail base engagement the ing disposed in parallel. relation to each tw books interlock to hold the members 50 other with their free ends resting upon the against longitudinal displacement.

inner base flange of the two rails, an outer in testimony that I claim the foregoing base image receiving means carried by th my own, I have hereto aliixed my signarail base receiving portion of each member, ture in the presence of two witnesses.

each rail base receiving portion adjacent the 5 FREEMAN S. Ellllil'lllllt. 55 point oi overlap with the free end of the li itnesscs:

long terminal of the other member being Emu U. EDWARDS,

provided. with an aperture, a locking lug Nit. M. DENNISTON. 

